Catalysis Letters, Vol.89, No.3-4, 261-267, 2003
Synthesis, characterization and catalytic activities of mesoporous AlMSU-X with wormhole-like framework structure
Mesoporous AlMSU-X molecular sieves with high acidity have been prepared from preformed beta nanoclusters under strong acidic conditions in the presence of nonionic TX-100 as structure directors. These materials were characterized by XRD, HRTEM, N-2-adsorption, Al-27 MAS NMR, NH3-TPD, IR-pyridine adsorption and catalytic cracking of cumene and 1,3,5-triisopropylbenzene. The experimental results showed that Al heteroatoms had been successfully incorporated into the framework structure of mesoporous MSU-X, and so-produced catalysts exhibited superior catalytic properties.